GIUSEPPE Vasari Benvenuto Cellini Making Salt Cellar, Silvered and gilt metal sculpture on Signed on leg. This exceptional silvered and gilt metal sculpture on polished marble depicts the creation of the famous Salt Cellar by the sixteenth-century Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini. The figurine is made of solid bronze with 22k Gold and. 800 silver accents set on top of round base made of marble. It was produced as a limited edition, this one is number 179 of 400, denoted by a plate attached to the base. It is signed on the artist’s leg. Overall height including the marble base 9 inches. This is a one owner piece and is in excellent condition. Thank you for looking.